I was surprised to see a picture I keep on my desktop starring in the Palm Springs episode of Stay Here, an American interior design series new on Netflix. It’s a show in which a stylist (Genevieve Gordner) and a … Continue reading →

When I first heard this song on Spotify, I wondered what language it was, going by the tune you would think American maybe, some kind of rap? Smooth. Is it Pharrell, Timberlake? My mind went racing but just couldn’t … Continue reading →

Meanwhile, trending on Getty Images , photographs from the world out there. [ remember, I am listening to George Orwell’s 1984. ] Sometimes I use the internet like an oracle, making me stumble upon an image or a text … Continue reading →

The video of Something by the Beatles is a mix of what looks like homemade film, and shows moments in the early lives of Paul and Linda, Ringo and Maureen, George and Patty and John and Yoko, self directed it … Continue reading →

Ed Ruscha inspired, I hesitated writing that down, as I have recently been disappointed to the point of anger after a search for Picasso at the online auction house Catawiki, and was offered a series of Picasso inspired art work. … Continue reading →

BEARDS 2013 | PS | summer 2018 My son is now 13 years old, and did this for a school assignment: Make a poster for a book you read. First year English class. He did one of his first loves, The … Continue reading →

Have you read your 1984 recently? Because I am now listening to a complete and unabridged reading of Orwell’s ghastly classic vision of our world, and what struck me just now – while waiting on YouTube for a song, an ad for … Continue reading →

Hello,
and thank you for stopping by, taking an interest in my blog. I am the 'relentless hunter and gatherer of soothing beauty, great and small' behind these pages, which for now means: here you find the stuff that makes me think, that inspires me, that I envy and am passionate about. I would love to see or read your views too, so feel free to comment!
love,
Wilma